Gilbert Melendez Meets Jeremy Stephens In September

Gilbert Melendez will drop down to featherweight, as the former UFC title contender meets Jeremy Stephens at UFC 215.

Set for September 9 from Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, the card also features Junior dos Santos vs. Francis Ngannou.

Melendez (22-6) has lost three straight and four of five, while also serving a suspension. He previously held the Strikeforce lightweight title and challenged Benson Henderson for the UFC belt in 2013 and Anthony Pettis a year later.

Stephens (25-14) is 2-3 over his last five, including a pair of losses to Frankie Edgar and current UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway.